Backend Developer - Laravel / AWS

We are looking for a backend engineer to help us build the next generation of the konfetti platform. You will join a lean engineering team of four, working directly with our designer and product lead in a hands-on role with real ownership of technical direction.

What you'll do

• Own backend features end to end, from initial analysis through deployment and monitoring, including our partner-facing booking software (Backoffice)
• Shape our architecture: identify what is holding the product back, propose a direction, and then build it
• Work across service boundaries, data models, queues, integrations, and performance, and improve monitoring and address technical debt
• Use AI tooling as a core part of how you work, including on parts of the stack outside your specialization
• Think critically about requirements and identify edge cases early, drawing on your experience of what can go wrong in production
• Actively collaborate with our tight-knit team of engineers, designer, and product lead in daily standups, planning, and technical discussions

What you'll need

• Several years of production backend experience, ideally with PHP/Laravel, and a track record of systems you built that other people still run
• Strong opinions about architecture, backed by reasons and by having lived with the consequences of your past decisions
• Solid experience with AWS services such as Lambda, SQS, EC2, ECS/Fargate, CloudFront, and Bedrock, and comfort owning what you ship in production
• Real fluency with AI-assisted development; we use Claude Code day to day and can also offer Cursor
• A maker mindset and a can-do attitude: you would rather build the thing than write a document about building the thing
• The confidence to challenge how things are done today, the respect to understand why they were done that way first, and the honesty to say when you do not know something

What they offer

• Attractive salary and employee stock options
• 25 days base holiday plus 1 extra day for every year of tenure (up to 30 days)
• 50% employee discount on all konfetti workshops and experiences
• Subsidized Deutschlandticket and discounted Urban Sports Club membership
• Structured onboarding, learning and development program, and regular 1:1 sessions
• Ownership from day 1 with creative freedom to bring your ideas to life